The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-01-13

his adventures in that engagement.
Josiah Trumphare, 9Th Pa. Reserve, Wilkes
Barre. Pa, complains that he has not been Justly
treated by the Government, for which he has
| sacrificed so much. He was twice severely
wounded, and suffered for q considerable time
in rebel prisons. At the age of So he is COM
pletely broken in health by reason of his
wounds and hardships.
Philip Game, First Sergeant Co. FL, Cd bat
TALON, 18th u. s. Inf, Canal Winchester, o.,
correcting "Carleton's" account of the battle
of Jonesboro, says that the Regular Brigade,
which belonged to Carlin's Division, Of the
| Fourteenth Corps was composed of battalions
of the 18TH 10th, 18th and 10Th U. s. Inf He
| says he lost an arm in that battle.
Jas. III. Mitchell. Co. A. Sth Mich, Leslie,
Mich, thinks the comrades who write Of their
| exploits are too much inclined to magnify their
own services, and do not give sufficient credit
TO others. He thinks it right for every man to
| stand up for his own regiment, but he should
remember that thousands Of others did equally
well. He says the claim of Comrade Jennings
that brigade Of the Sixth Corps was the first
| to enter Petersburg is wrong, and that it was q
part of the Ninth Corps which first entered the
| captured city.
Forbes P. Haskell, West Gloucester, Mass,
says he has never seen paper for the soldiers
| that would compare with THE NATIONAL TRIB-
| UNE. He wishes some one would contribute TO
| its columns an account of the death of Lieut.
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went from the u. s. s. Minnesota in charge of
an expedition in Hampton Roads in 1864
Nj. Derschell, Corporal, Co. G, Tooth ". T.,
Chase, Mich, does not think the claim that the
Tooth N. Y. had hand in the capture of Gen.
Walker will hold water, as the regiment was
back in camp that day. He says: j. S. Dick,
| Co. K, S5th Pa, has things badly mixed about
| our brigade. The Tooth was in the First Brigade
on the extreme right of the James River, COM
posed of the Tooth n. Y, 9th Mass, 11th Me-,
and 10th Conn"
H. c. Rowland, Co. E, nth N Y, Saratoga
Springs N. Y, replying to the statement of b.
Z. Ogden, 7th N. j., that the brigade COM
manded by Gen. Hancock was not in the battle
of Williamsburg, says that both Gen. Hancock
and his brigade were there, and did excellent
work on the extreme Union right. He turned
| the left flank of the enemy, capturing and
| holding his works The troops engaged under
him were his own brigade, consisting of the 43d
N. Y, 49th Pa, 9th Me-, and 9TH Wis, and also
| the 33d n. Y. and 9TH Me-, of another brigade.
Thos. Barlow, Co. F., 125th Pa, Clancy,
Iowa, says that he carried the first flag into
Richmond, Va. April z, 1865. He was one Of
seven brothers and brothers-in-law who served
in the war.
Geo. w. Miles, Co. D, 49th Pa, Martha, Pa,
replying TO COmrade Ogden, 9Th ". j., says that
the battle of Williamsburg was fought on the
9th Of May, and not on the 4th. It was a grave
mistake to say that Hancock was not there.
His brigade took an active part in the engage
ment, attacking the left flank of the enemy
and compelling his retreat. HancOck's brigade
was highly complimented by Gen. Mcclellan
for its gallantry.
Joel F. Skllen, Co. K, 18th Ohio Cav, No. 81
Town street, Columbus o., says that he would be
glad to find the address of the woman who
nursed him in ward No. 0 of the old rebel hos
pital on the hill at Chattanooga, Tenn. He
thinks she was from New York. He has always
remembered her kindness to him and would be
glad to make her present as a testimonial to
the person who, he says saved his life.
VIM. A. ID. North, Co. T., 56th Pa, Henry
Oak, says that Comrade Hines, 1SSth Pa, is
right as TO the troops that stormed and captured
Fort Harrison. The 5Sth led the charge. When
within q few yards or the fort the writer re-
ceived a musket-ball through the head. which
entered under the right eye and came out back
! of the ear. The 5Sth went into the charge with
POI officers and men, and lost 127 killed and
| wounded. Capt Cecil Clay, who commanded
the regiment, received three wounds in helping
the color bearer to plant the flag on the para
pet. The brigade was composed of the 55th and
1o6th Pa, 2lst Conn. and 10th Mass.
Mrs. Nancy III. Reynolds, kinmundy Ill,
Gays that she is the mother Of three soldiers
Edward r.. who served in the 18th Ind, James
n. in the 10Th Ind, and John NJ. in the 4th Ind.
Cav. She would be glad to hear from any who
knew them in the service.
Miles Rainwater, Co. G, Sd Ky, Nehams,
Ore, has been disappointed in not seeing any
thing from the pens of his old comrades. The
Sd KY. did valiant service in the Army Of the
Cumberland, and he would be glad to havesome
of its members speak up. 5. A. Hunter Post,
| GAR. has Just been organized at Nehama.
II. F. Jester Co. ID, Sd Ill. Cav, expresses the
pleasure with which he reads THE NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE from week to week. He served
| through the war and was confined for eight
months in rebel prisons, where he suffered all
the tOTments common to those who were so I'M
fortunate as to fall into the hands of the enemy.
| G. w. McKinsly, KokOmO, Ind, desires that
for the purpose of forming an organization of
the 9th Ind. battery, all survivors will send
him their names and addresses.
| W. L. Webster 1st n. Y. battery, Auburn,
| n. Y, thinks that when any person says Han
cocks Brigade was not at the battle of Will
liamsburg, the proper place for such person is
| in luuatic asylum" he has a noise in his
| head" Comrade Webster describes briefly the
important part taken by Hancock's Brigade in
that engagement.
Harry Mathew, Co. G., 9th Ind. Cav, Trenton,
| Iowa. writes that he was in the command Of
| Gen. Stoneman, which made the disastrous
expedition in rear of Atlanta in 1864. Look
| ing through his diary he finds record of the
deaths which occurred in rebel prisons among
| the members OF Co. q, 9th Ind. Cav, which, he
( thinks, may be Of value to surviving friends.
He would be glad to give information to any
persons desiring it.
A. c. Reeves, Co. B, 10th Mo-, Bozeman,
Mont, is opposed to any crusade against the
Mormons. He believes the Mormons to be a
people who attend strictly to their own bust
ness and let other peoples business alone, and
| this is more than can be said of great many
| others. He says they went to Utah when it
was nothing but barren waste and their in
| dustrious hands have made it as 1.-THE garden
of the Lord" He thinks that as long as they
are doing so well they ought to be let alone.
VIM Ogden, Hydesville, Humboldt Co., Cal,
desires information regarding the friends of
James p. Clark, who, he says, came to that
place about seven years ago, joining the Odd
Fellows Lodge by card from a lodge in South
took up homestead of 160 acres, and lived on
| it five years, but died in March, 1885, before
proving his claim. His remains were taken to
Hydesville and buried by the Odd Fellows, who
also erected tombstone. A few days ago
Clark's discharge from the army was sent to
the writer. 1t shows that he was o member
of Capt. r. b. Hughes's company (M) of
| "MerrilPs Horse "-2d No. Cav. He was en-
| listed Dec. 20, 1863, and was discharged at
Nashville, Tenn. in Sept, 1865. Comrade
| Ogden would be glad to be put in communi-
cation with the friends of the deceased.
VIM. Pearson, LIST Mich. Sharpshooters, Kan
kakee, ILL.,, says that his regiment was the
| first to enter Petersburg. So far as he and
nine of his comrades were concerned, they en-
tered the city 2i hours before the regiment did,
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